Jordanian Rice Pilaf (Vegetarian Mansaf) Recipe
Ingredients
- For the Rice Layer:
- Basmati Rice - 1cup
- butter-oil">Ghee/ Clarified Butter - 3tbsp
- Turmeric - ½tsp
- Ground Cinnamon - ½tsp
- Water - 1½cups
- Salt - to taste
- For the Vegetable Layer:
- Onion - 1 medium, chopped
- Red Pepper - 1 medium, chopped
- Mushrooms - ½cup, sliced
- Eggplant - 1 medium, chopped
- Garlic - 3 cloves, finely minced
- Ground Cumin - ½tsp
- Ground Allspice - ½cup
- Tomato Puree - ½cup
- Salt & Pepper - to taste
- For Garlic-yogurt Sauce (my version of laban moutboukh):
- Full fat Yogurt - ½cup
- Garlic - 3 cloves, thinly sliced
- Chickpea flour - 2tsp
- Corn Starch - 1tsp
- Salt - a pinch to taste
- For Garnish:
- Sunflower seeds/ Sesame Seeds or Sunflower seeds - ½cup
- Parsley - ½cup, chopped
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1490g | |
| Calories 1224 | |
| Calories from Fat 159 | 13% |
| Total Fat 18.34g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat 1.53g | 6% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol -5mg | -2% |
| Sodium 712mg | 30% |
| Potassium 3125mg | 89% |
| Total Carbs 250.17g | 67% |
| Dietary Fiber 34.4g | 115% |
| Sugars 33.26g | 22% |
| Protein 33.84g | 54% |
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